Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1926, Page 4

CARE N ARCINGTON THEE PLAN URCED Advised on Proposed Cemetery Planting. _ Moving to bring the World War section of Arlington National Ceme- tery into confornity in shaded areas and tree growth with the older sec tions of the cemetery, the Commis- sion of Fine Arts yesterday notified the American Women's Legion that shade trees of permanent character and noble growth should be planted in_preference to other kinds of trees. The legion proposed to spend about $1,000 in planting trees in the World War section, and the commission sald that sum would need to be trebled to do the work adequately. The ques- tion was taken up with James L. Greenleaf, landscape architect mem- ber of the commission. Chalrman Moore wrote to Mrs. George H. Thompson of the Chaumont unit of the Legion, 3020 Q street, in part, as follows: “Mr. Greenleaf feels that the in. formation from the War Department as to planting trees 1% inches in diameter and & to 10 feet high is based upon estimates of routine work and not on work suitable to memorial planting by so important a body as Yours. Tpye Called Too Small. 1 i ““He feels that trees of that type would appear very small, and be de- cidedly disappointing to the American Women’s Legion, as well as to othe: While trees which are larger in cost more and are more difficult to care for, he suggests that both of these items be met in a broad, enthusi- astic and thorough manner by the legion, of course, with the approval of the War Department. “Mr. Greenleaf says: ‘1 think the legion might do well to consider as a very important part of its project an especially thorough preparation of each planting bed and thorough anchorage of the trees after planting, such as would he required for some- what large specimens. Then I would advocate the use of selected specimen trees of double the diameter and height advocated by the War Depart- ment; that is, trees 18 to 20 feet high and 3 to 3% inches in diameter. If this standard is followed, I doubt if it will complete the work under three times the one-thousand-dollar estimate by the War Department.’ “As to the varlety of trees, he feels that the oak is the more permanently durable tree and in that respect is su- verior to the maple, especially the bet- ter varfety of maple trees, such as the sugar maple or the Norway maple. The silver maple should not be con- sidered for a moment. 140 Trees Needed. “We have been’informed that 140 trees, planted 20 feet apart, are needed from the Treasury gate to the World War section. If the American Wom- en’s Legion does not feel like spending more than $1,000 it would be much more satisfactory to the legion and to all concerned for it to take one section and treat that section ade- quately.” The tenth report of the commission decl a few weeks ago that “it is the tree-shaded areas that give Arling- ton its fine and characteristic quality. “Formerly these shaded areas pre- dominated, but with the burials of World War soldiers in open fields Arlington is fast losing its distinction. Already the irregular white stones at Arlington ars a disturbance to the landscape as seen from Washington. 1t will be necessary to plant trees to perpétuate the distinction of this na- tional cemetery. “Extensive planting of trees, prefer- ably oaks, should begin at Once, ®o that a quarter of a century hence the entire cemetery may come into the fine condition that the best portions now display.” SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and_Sailings From New York. ARRIVED YESTERDA A able—Antverp B illpolo—seattle ;. Lurenberg—Rotferdam Dillwyn—Cartagena Ela_Almirante—Ne .Dec. 14 ‘Dec. 8 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 6 Thespis—Buenos Aires. 1ebore—Colon ... Yselmonde—Havana . Start—Cuban ports DUE TODAY. Edison—Patras . s Pastores—Limon . Fort St. George—HBermuda. &amaria—Liverpool Celtic—Liverpool Hamburg—Hamburg . thenia—Glasgow .. DUE TUESDAY ithampt Majestio—S erchani IR can -London. . . bo : DUE THURSDAY Bremen—Bremen .......... Martha Washington—Trieste Resolute—Hamburg . Munargo—Nassay Silvia—St. John's Sixaola—Santa Marta DUE FRIDAY. De Grasse—Havre OUTGOING STEAMERS. SAILING TODAY. Nerissa—St. Johns. . 10:00 A.M SAILING TOMORROW. Deus —Hamburg <ol Pari vre a1 E Olympic—Southampion : Belle Pline—Rotterdam % Georke—Hamilton SAILING TUESDAY. Manuel Arnus—Barcelona Homa—Alexandria Jalapa—Port Sald Dorje—West Indies . Crofton Hall—Buenos Oseining—Buenos Aire ‘Ancon—Cristobal - . SAILING WED Berlin—Bremen . ........ 3 President Rooseveit—Hremen’ Drottningholm—Gothenburs . argcaibo Marta. .. Fort St. Aires §aurus—genoa AR r,--fi'(u len—Cabefown American Trader—London . . Cleveland—Hamburg E rracy Acera Annbank—Li Mexico—Progreso Tachira—Mar acaibo American—Crist Rernini—Bugnios ssequ r Dunrobin—Bahia s Poseidon—Muracaibo . SAILING, FRIDAY Noordam—Rotterdam Rird City—t dam . 11:00 AM penhagen Unanehal—Fort said Nawagu 3 ireland—Saiito Doimino Tercero—Buenos Aires sl Jomaas—Maracaibo African Prince—Santos ——— In the Imperial Valley, e Upi burned it down. Lower right: A dog, who lived with the slain man, ai E. Duley, foreman of the coroner’s jury. Lower left: Blake wWaere the home of Daniel Kuhne, ince weorges ¢ ounty iarme swho could not be coaxed from the scene. VETERANS TO BE GUESTS | OF MICHIGAN U. ACTORS “Front Page Stuff” to Be Seen Also by High School Boys Tomor- row Night. The University of Michigan opera troupe will present “‘Front Page Stuff” at the Auditorium tomorrow night. Invitations have been sent to 100 disabled veterans at Walter Reed Hospital. After the performance the local Michigan Alumni Club will give an informal dance at the Auditorium. In addition to the veterans, 256 boys from the city's high schools, picked for ability in all phases of scholastic activities, have been invited. At Western six boys were chosen, all of them cadets with the exception of Willlam Park, who is president of the student committee. The others from Western are Sam Sugar, Edgar Chase, Jack Whitwell, Douglas Gil- bert, Richard Greenwood. From Central there is Douglab E. Wilson, captain of Company D:; War- ren Swift, captain of the basket ball team; Jack Duke, president February Class '27; Frederic J. Haskin, jr., Dramatic and Cadet Honor Society; Paul E. Haney, manager of publica- tions and captain of Company C, and Sol Alpher, colonel of cadets and presi- dent of the Debate Honor Society. Seven boys will attend from Tech, all of them members of Tech's track and foot ball teams. The boys are A. Kriemelmeyer, W. Oehman, John Ritter, P. Bailey, P. Guy, F. Stutz and F. Morhart. Eastern will send four cadets, as well as participants in dramatics, music and basket ball. Meigs Brear- ley, cadet; Jack Vivian, cadet and dramatics; Allan D. Mockabee, cadet, dramatics and Easterner; George But- ler, cadet and algo in the band and orchestra; Clarence Hogarth, basket ball, and John Reld, basket ball and dramatics. Local arrangements were in charge of the following committee: Dr. Mark F. Finley, Col. Dennis P. Quinlan, John Russell, Dr. J. G. Cummings, Dr. C. D. Cole, Leo B. Kemon, Alfred T. Newbold, Henry Ravenel and Norman Damon. et COLD TO HALT FiAIN. Below Freezing Temperature Pre- dicted in Capital for Tonight. A light rain this morning, diminish- ing and ceasing in the afternoon in favor of somewhat cloudy and colder weather the latter part of the day, is forecast for today by the Weather Bureau. Falling temperature - will bring to a halt the comparatively warm weather that marked Christ- mas day and the preceding two days. The temperature tonight is expected by the Weather Bureau to fall below freezing, but will not reach the mark set the early part of last week. A disturbance originating in Louls- jana, reaching the Middle West late vesterday, caused unusually large pre- cipitation in the Appalachian Mount- ain reglon, and caused storm warn- ings to be flown along the Atlantic Coast. “Nasty” conditions for navi- ors were forecast by the bureau. lood warnings have been {ssued in Burnside, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn. The weather in and near the Dis- trict will be moderate. Winter weather for the next 24 hours, according to the Weather Bureau forecast, with no sharp break downward in sight. Moving pictures are now being used in the steerage of Atlantic steamers to teach Americanization to immigrants coming to this country. Florida Bathes To Escape Heat Christmas Day By the Associated Press., JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,, Decem- ber 25.—If Santa Claus wore his traditional warm red suit and flow- ing white whiskers on his visit to Florida last night he had to sim- mer. It was too hot. Beaches all along the west coast, around the peninsula point and as far north as Jacksonville beach were lined all during Christmas day with bathers driven outdoors by temperatures ranging up to 91 degrees, The reading was unofficially re- ported_here. At St. Augustine, on the east coast, the temperature at noon was registered at 74, and at Sarasota, on the west coast, the mercury hovered at 88 degrees at the same time. g FARMER IS SLAIN AND HOME BURNED; ROBBERY SUSPECTED the 6:30 o'clock Pennsylvania train for Baltimore. As he left the colored man_he shouted back, “Take care of | my dog while I'm" away!” Pets Refuse to Leave. Yesterday, the dog and a' cat, the sole companions of Kuhne in his home, haunted the ruins of the house, and they could not be coaxed away from the scene. Newman was the first person to reach the burning house, and as he neared it with other residents of the neighborhood, he said, a shot was fired and he and his companions halt- ed. Following the gruesome discovery, the men belleve that the murderers fired the shot when they heard the sounds of approaching persons and feared they would be apprehended. The cane, which was found, was broken in three-pieces not far from the cap, evidencing, investigators claim, that Kuhne attempted to de- fend himself from the attack which resulted in his death. Kuhne had several times missed small quantities of money from his home, and he had fallen into the habit of carrying large sums on his person at all times. This fact, it is belleved, may have led to a robbery and the resulting murder. Three colored men were arrested as ‘“‘suspiclous characters” before sun- set, Constable E. B. Bweeny an- nounced last night. Other arrests are expected some time today, he declared. i GOVERNORS TO MARK BATTLES OF TRENTON By the Associated Press. TRENTON, N. J., December 2 An elahorate patriotic obser designed to commemorate the sesqui centennial ‘anniversary of the im- portant battles of Trenton In the Revolutionary War will get under way here tomorrow and end Wednesday with a street parade in the afternoon and a banquet at night at which President and Mrs. Coolidge will be guests, Thirteen governors, the present executives of the original colonies, will review the marchers Wednesday. The battle celebration formally opens tomorrow With. mass meetings and speclal church services. e PITTSBRGH. Pa., December 25.— Appreciation of a kindness done an ex-convict six years ago was mani- tested today when R. H. McBride, superintendent of the Parting of the Ways Home, received as a Christmas present an ol painting of himself, made by the prisoner in a cell at the Michigan State Penitentiary at Mar- quette, Mich. The painting was said by local art critics to be an excep- tional work. The painting was made by Jay Bul- lock, 37, who is now serving a_term of seven to fourteen years on a charge of forgery. In a letter to McBride he said the portrait was made entirely under the light furnished by a coal- taloupe plants are frequently protect «d by paper caps, which hastene their malwing by, 4 1a 10 gays. oil lamp. He said his cell was seven feet long-and four feet wide, Convict Sends Mission Benefactor Portrait Painted in Cell as Yule Gift Bullock came to the Parting of the Ways Home in March, 1920, following his release from the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus, records at the home show. He was given food, lodging, a suit of clothes and an overcoat, and a position was ‘obtained for him. At that time he gave his name as Paul J. Keith. After leaving Pittsburgh, Bullock told McBride, he went to Texas, where he worked as a bond salesman, and later was married in Cincinnati. 8ome time ago at Kalamazoo, Mich., he was convicted on the fraudulent check charge. g Last November, McBride, at the prisoner’s request, sent Bullotk a small photographic print of himself and Informed him of the color of his and eyes, AMERICAN MARINES DISARMING SACASA NICARAGUA REBELS __(Continued_from First Page) eign-owned property to evacuate that zone, As to the basis on which Vaca rest- ed his charge that the landing was in- tended to prevent the forces of the Sacasa faction from completing the capture of certain forces of the Man- agua government, officials had noth- ing to say beyond reiterating that the admiral's only mission in Nicaragua was to protect American or other for- eign lives and property jeopardized by the civil war in that country. Vaca Denles Danger. Dr. Vaca in his statement sald: “There are no American lives or property endangered at the zone of landing in Puerto Cabezas. The mere presence of warships along the shore would be enough. The orders to the constitutional authorities to withdraw and the declaration of a neutral zone, have only one object— to discourage the constitutional forces and accomplish the downfall of the constitutional government. “This is done during the recess of Congress in the hope that things will be so far embroiled when this body reconvenes that it will not appes patriotic to Investigate the affair thor- oughly and freely. “There has been a studied purpose from the beginning of the present trouble to keep the Liberal party of Nicaragua from reaching power by hook or crook-—and that is why Diaz is being helped by all sorts of camou- flage to retain his ill-gotten presi- dency-—even at the cost of human lives, the overriding of the constitu- tion and International pacts. “The. last vestige of justification in pretending that the Washington treaties are not affected by the recog- nition of Dinz was blown to pieces yesterday, when dispatches from Costa Rica transmitted a statement by Gen. Chamorro, now on his way to Europe as a diplomat of the Diaz gov- ernment, in which he publicly con- fesses that Adolpho Diaz was his ac- complice in the coup that overthrew the Nicaraguan constituted authori- tes. “The next step contemplated ap- peart to be a blockade of Nicaragua by United States warships, which, according to news dispatches, Dr. Alejandro Cesar, the coming Min- ister to Washington, is already pre- pared to ask. Prize Tempting, He Says. “They hold it is a crime for the Liberals to obtaln arms to fight, but they wart all eyes closed” when the embargo on arms here is lifted once in a while in favor of Diaz—as it was overlooked once on September 19 in favor of Chamorro. The national railway of Nicaragud must be sold in New York. The national bank must not fall within the scrutiniz- ing gaze of the Liberals. The game is cruel; the prize must be tempting.” In another statement issued here yesterday, 8. De la BSelva, secretary to the Nicaraguan Federation of La- bor, sald his organization protests “sgainst the unwarranted acts of the United Btates Government in inter- fering in the people’s justified revolt in Nical o “Chargei we are Bolshevik have no ground,” he contipued. “We have organized and grown, sponsored by the American Federation of La- bor, and only if this great bulwark of democraoy is Bolshevik can.we be Bolshevik also. The Nict uan Federation of Lahor expects the la- hor movement of the United States |to exercise its influence as against the landing of American armed forces in Nicaragua and the employ- ment of American taxpayers’ money and the waste of American lives to aid reactionary rulers in Nicaragui “The present situation is a chal lenge to American sincerity and American principles. The question is whether the unparalleled strength of this country is to be used by American bankers and their Latin American minions against the wel- fare of the common people.” Furniture Case Dismissed. Dismigsal by the Federal Trade Commission of a complaint charging the Grand Rapids Furniture Com- pany of Chicago with falsely re senting itself as a manufacturer w announced yesterday. Lack of juris- diction by the commission because the company did not engage in inter- state commerce was the reason for atiito PTTSBURGH FINS ‘THRDLEAGUE PARK [ Pitt Stadium Offered if New Major Base Ball Enter- prise Invades City. { Special Dispatch to The Star. PITTSBURGH, Pa., December 25.— |Base ball's proposed third major loague, whispered about confidentially some months ago but shouted from the housetops since the Cobb-Speaker case, {s to have its Pittsburgh home in the new $2,000,000 University of Pittsburgh Stadium, if present plans materialize. This was revealed here tonight by a member of the board of trustees of the university, and definite acceptance of the plan broached by a nationally known New York banker ig being. held in abeyance until a full meeting of the board is held after the holidays. Approached Weeks Ago. According to the trustees tonight, the Pittsburgh authorities were ap- proached several weeks ago by a reputable sportsman from New York, who intimated that the Pitt Stadium had been suggested by Tex Rickard, for the new league, Tex being intis mately acquainted with the layout here by investigation of the project at the time the Dempsey-Tunney bout was up in the air. Then came two visitors from the bankers, who submitted these propositions. One was the outright purchase of the stadium and property at an esti- mated outlay of more than $3,000,000. The second was a long-term lease on the property for the exclusive use of base ball. The third was for a long- term lease during the base ball months, giving Pitt the privilege of using the grounds for track events convenient Summer months and for foot ball after the close of the base ball season. 4 The,_ negotiations were carried on with the utmost secrecy, as the bank- er stated, “major league base ball is watching our movements closely, but recent developments now have made it possible for the trustee to dis- cuss the matter publicly. Stadium Seats 68,000 “Negotiations began almost & month ago,” stated the Pitt trustee. “I am not much of a base ball man, but I know that the day the Speaker- Cobb case broke the New York bank- er was here conferring with me. From a strictly business viewpoint, I can see no harm in Pitt_entering into the proposition. It offers the university a chance to keep the stadium busy throughout the year as well as bring- he revenue.” P R stadium, opened in the Fall of 1925, seats 68,000, It is within five minutes walk of Forbes Field, where the Pirates play. HELD ON DRUNK CHARGE. Man Is Said to Have Fired Pistol in Home, Resulting in Police Call. John Kelly, 50 years old, of 800 L street, was arrested in his home on a charge of being drunk, by Headquar-! ters Detectives Varney and Brodie late yesterday, after a report had been made to police that he had been firing a pistol in the basement of his res- idence, according to police. Arriving at home about the time his family was finishing dinner, ac- cording to police reports, Mr. Kelly got into an argument with Fred A. Wright of 1015 Eighth street, who had accompanied him home, when the lat- ter remonstrated with him for swear- ing. He is alleged to have picked up a pistol during the altercation and held the barrel to Mr. Wright's neck. Kelly then, police say, went out in the hall, shut the door and fired three shots. No bullet holes were found, and bellef was expressed that blank cartridges were used. Inquiries at the house failed to dis- close who made the call for police. THE WEATHER District of Columbla—Snow or rain this morning, followed by partly cloudy and colder. Tomorrow cloudy. Maryland—Rain in early morning, followed by partly cloudy and colder. Tomorrow cloudy. Virginia—Partly cloudy and, colder, preceded by rain in east portion. To- morrow cloudy. West Virginia—Snow flurries and colder today. Tomorrow partly cloudy. Records for 24 Hours. Temperature—Midnight, 42; 2 am., 41; 4 a.m,, 40; 6 am, 40; 8 am, 40; 10 am,, 4 2 47; 2 pm., 46; 4 p.m., 45; ; 8 pm, 39; 10 p.m., 37 Highest, 47; lowest, 87. ‘Temperature same date last year— Highest, 45; lowest, 20. Tide Tables. (Compfled by United States Const and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low . tide, 8:11 pam.; high tide, 1:25 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 9:03 p.m.; high tide, 2:12 pm. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 7:26 a.m., sun sets 4:51 p.m: Tomorrow—Sun rises 7:26 a.m., sun set 4:52 p.m. Moon sets 12:10 p.m. ‘Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Weather in Varlous Cities. Y L 2 7:40 am. and : . and . and . and 13 e ismaseasisescns, SR e "Rock. Atk s Angeles, Calif. ulsville, i“ arquette, Mic phis ' Tenn. i ¥ > -3c0m sz SIESEREEEEE > ooz S3E8E! = ) 2380 2 ORI A LS OAC 23OOSR G SRR SIS RS A S S0 B sz LR e R R 2 e R ST R SR RS S SR s S EEERES EEER TS 10 TS YOO SR 1) SRS S O e SRS A R R R T R G ok S d BOS R SRS BT oD DB b X & R S E aiss. SSEEX R State laws to protect thé bear dur. ing the breeding season and make it a game animal are urged by the American Game Protective Associa- . jor siste I i 1. Eockooeness AR PROPOSED MO NUMENT SEns PROPOSED CONSERVATORY | Botanic Garden. fore Breakfast. G Christmas at the White House was a very happy though quiet one. It was distinguished principally for the simple and plain manner in which the President and those of his household observed it. There was, however, an unmistak- able prevalence of the Yuletide spirit and the President and his wife spent the day in just about the same man- ner as did many thousands of other heads of American families. They still follow the customs of New England households in the observance of Christmas—arising early, the pres- entation of gifts before going to break- fast, attendance at church, and finally | a sumptuous turkey dinner. Mr. and Mrs, Frank W. Stearns of Boston, old and intimate friends, who have been visiting at the White House for several weeks, were with the Cool- idge family in #heir observance of the day. The only other guests at the holi- day dinner were Attorney General and Mrs. Sargent, who, like the Coolidges, are New Englanders. President Coolidge arose before 7 o'clock and soon thereafter was roam- ing about. He stood for a while upon the south portico of the White House looking out on the cloudy scene before him, and then, aparently unmindful of the light drizzle, strolled about the rear grounds for a few minutes. When he returned to the living floor of the | White House the others of the house- hold had assembled in the west sit- ting room, in which the many pres- ents had been placed in individual piles upon tables and chairs With the Executive's return there a happy exchange of greetings and presents. It has not been re- vealed what he gave to his wife as a Christmas remembrance or what she |gave her distinguished husband in return. It i known, though, that each was well pleased with the thought- fulness of the other. It is known also that each fared most liberally in the matter of gifts from friends and ad- mirers. The presénts were'most nu. merous, the greater share of them being for the President. For the most The removal of the Botanic Garden, tearing down the tory and erection of a new one; the removal of the Bartholdi Fountain, and the cleaning up of the Mall just west of the Capitol grounds | portant improvement in the very heart of officlal Washington, and is part of |a program for beautification of ‘the surroundings of the Capitol on. north, south, east and west. The inset is of George W. ent conserva- will be an im- sides, Hess, director of the PRESIDENT SPENDS CHRISTMAS AS HE WOULD IN NEW ENGLAND With Mrs. Co_ol—idge He Presents Gifts Be- oes to Church and Has Turkey Dinner. part these presents were of a practi- cal and useful nature. Besides the gifts of this nature there were a num- ber of floral gifts, principally for Mrs. Coolidge, and greeting cards galore. The latter have arrived in countless numbers. President Coolidge appeared great- ly pleased with it all. Speaking of hi: presents, he was represented as saying that he was very grateful for the kindly and generous spirit shown by his friends all over the country. He sald it made him feel good to know that he had been so well remembered. As is his usual custom on all holi- days, President Coolidge devoted a certain portion of the day to labor. Immediately following breakfast he went to the library and resumed the writing of the speech he is to make Wednesday night in Trenton, N. J., incident to the celebration of the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Trenton. For more than an hour he dictated to Erwin Gelsser, his personal stenographer. When he put this work aside he went to the executive office, where he glanced through some of the mail that had arrived during the morning and spent half an hour or so reading the news- papers. The President and Mrs. Coolidge, accompanied by their son John and Mr. Stearns, attended spectal Christ- mas services held before noon at he Foundry M. E. Church under the auspices of the Washington Federa- tion of Churches. The President and Mrs. Coolidge joined in the singing of the hymns. In pews adjacent to theirs were Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis and Secretary of Labor James J. Davis and Brig. Gen. Her- bert M. Lord, director of the budget. One of the impressive features of the service was the playing of Vice Presi- dent Dawes' ‘“Melody in A.” This was played by Anton Kaspar on the violin during the offertory. Following the services the presi- dential party went for a half hour's ;1‘\0!\)1‘ ride, returning to the White ouse. 11-Year-Old Orphan Girl'’s Carol Chosen By Singing Knight as Be Here s o gemuine 1986 Christmas story, which might be called a *Chris may cgrol.’ and as chgrming in real iifg as is Dickens’ immortal tale in the wor of make-believ LONDON, Christmas Morning, 1926 (#),—Once tpon a time there was a little English girl who didn't have A father. Her name was Annie Lucile Fanning, and when she was 10 years old her mother was obliged to place her in an orphans’ home. Little Annie was very lonesome and often her ey filled with tears because she didn’t have any nice home or brothe to play with. Soop after her eleventh birthday her teacher asked her and the rest of the orphan school girls each to write a Christmas carol. So Annie wrote one she called “Little Lord Jesus,” but she didn’t think it was very good, because she never had any musical ability—her. teacher said s0. But anyway she took paper and ncil and wrote: lttle’ Lord Jesus was born this day thou- 0. anger He lay and the and t] low. Atletuts, Aol 1513)?&"‘%"%..% ur And 1n She nfe bt when alltwas st s the X cavens shone, Mary, the Yentle moiher, sat watching the whole ni ) Now ur pra sing to God our ea p He was & baby born on earth, loud let His praises ring. Little Annie sent in her carol and music with 300 others and what do you think? A biggesinging knight, Sir Walford Davies, the composer, came along and sald it was the best of all and that it was “extremely beautiful,” and that he was charmed with the two Allelulas. The low notes of the first, he thought, were like the lowing of cattle and the higher notes of the second like angels singing. 3 The words and music were copy- mu&w were broadaash s. st One of All |In the Christmas eve program of the Temple Church Choir. The pro- { ceeds of the sale of the carol will go to the 11-year-old orphan composer and some day she expects to marry GREATERBITANE GARDEN PLANNED Hess Stresses Need for Na- tional Arboretum—Will Urge Congressional Move. Now that legislation has passed au- thorizing relocation and extension of the Botanic Garden, three long-con templated and important capital de- velopments will go forward and fourth will be given early considera tion by the House, having alread passed the Senate. A greater botanic garden, even tually the best in the world, with u plant museum and season plant ex hibitions, is to be established. Th Mall, as the great central garden o the ashington and L'Enfant plan for the Capital, is to be cleaned up and squared up, bordered with impo. ing Government buildings. The long neglected area south of the Capit toward the river is to be improved Prompt and favorable action is als promised on the National Arboretum proposal, now that Congress has defi nitely - determined by law that the Botanic Garden and Arboretum are 1 be distinct institutions. Urge Arboretum Action. George W. Hess, director of the Botanic Garden, is already using all of his influence with members of Con gress, to impress them with the im portance of a ¥ederal Arhoretum to carry out functions that the Botanic Garden was never designed to per- form. The Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission are also urging House leaders to hurry the passage of the arboret: bill before the Mount Hamilton site has been despoiled and lost for arboretum purposes by the encroachment of building operations. Passage of this measure soon after Congress returns from the Christmas holidays has been promised by House leaders. Given a new plant, Director Hess is ambitious to bring the Government's collection of plant life up to date. He is asking Congress for one or two large conservatories, where in their proper season he can arrange free exhibitions of chrysanthemums, lilies, Spring blooms, orchids, begonias and a showing of plant curlosities. Authorizes More Land. The measure that has passed both houses of Congress provides for quiring the land just across Mary land avenue south from the present site of the garden. This land s now occupied by a gasoline station, a bakery, a colored church, and apart- ment house, and a row of undesirable hovels. By closing Second street, the entire stretch from First to Third streets and between Maryland ave nue and B street could be used for a large modern conservatory, Wwhich would be just across the street from the Mall, and convenlent for all visi tors to the Capitol. Leaders in Con a prince and live happily ever after. to borrow. For each $50 or, fractionborrowed you agree to de- posit 1 per week in an Account, gress and on the appropriations com. mittee have given assurance that funds will he provided for an adequate conservatory that can be extended to meet future needs. This {8 expected to be provided in the legislative ap. propriation bill which is now being drafted. Senator Fess of Ohio, Representa- tive Luce of Massachusetts, Repre- sentative Dickinson of Iowa, on the legislative appropriation bill, which carries funds tor the Botanic Garden: Speaker Longworth, House Leader Tilson, Minority Leader Garrett, David Lynn, architect of the Capitol. and Representative Fritz Lanham of ‘Texas, ranking minority member of the committee on public buildings and grounds, have all worked zealously for furtherance of this Capital de- velopment project. They are also working for acquisition of the Mount Hamilton tract for a national arbore tum to be administered by the De partment of Agrieulture. For Mount Hamilton Site. Director Hess declared yesterda that it would be most regrettable if private building operations are al- lowed to creep in on the Mount Ham- ilton tract, as is now threatened, be- cause it would be impossible to find as suitable a site for the arboretum elsewhere. A subdivision is planned for this area, and Congress is being asked to serve notice to prevent this. “Washington should have the tional arboretum,” said Mr. Hess. “The Mount Hamilton tract is most desirable with a wide varfety of soil and land structure ideal for such a purpose. The Department of Agricul- ture needs just such an_ open-air plant laboratory. It would link in with the agricultural experiment farm and with the Anacostia Park development and with the parkway chain and boulevards drive to entirely surround the Capital. If Congress does not act promptly now it will be extremely regrettable,” said Mr. Hess, and he intends to impress this upon as many members of the House as possible. OLD JAPAN AT CITY CLUB: A bit of old Japan in cherry-blossom time will be reproduced at the City Club for the annual New Year dinner- dance Friday evening. Up-to-date 400 reservations have been made, and the Iimit is 500. The Oriental settings include Japa- nese bungalows, with their quaint roofs. The balconfes are equipped with bright awnings, and so arranged as to resemble the second floor of Japanese houses. A street scene is incorporated into the plans by the use of 24 specially built lamp-posts. Along these streets the tables are ar- ranged. The bandstand s an exact duplicate of those In the royal gar- dens of the Mikado. The lighting is by Japanese lanterns augmented by indirect mirror reflection. Briefly the whole decorative plan follows Oriental ines of architecture. The terms of Morris Plan Loans are simple and practical and fair—it is not necessary to have had an account at this Bank Loans are pass- ed within a day or two after filing :&gl}cnt an— few excep- tions. MORRIS PLAN notes are usually made for 1 s ‘I:m htheyyxy MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H Street N. W, ¢ “Character and Earning Power Are the Basis of Credit”